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English National Team
Beckham singles out Yorke (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
England captain David Beckham warned on Tuesday that his former Manchester United team mate Dwight Yorke will provide the World Cup threat when they face Trinidad & Tobago.
Confident Hargreaves ignores the naysayers (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Owen Hargreaves is adamant he has full confidence in his own ability despite criticism from sections of the England support and from the media.
English Premier League
Sevilla snub Liverpool's Alves bid (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
UEFA Cup winners Sevilla claim they have turned down a new offer from Liverpool for defender Daniel Alves. 'We are already talking big money but Sevilla don't want to lose the player,' said Sevilla pr
Gudjohnsen seals Barcelona transfer (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has joined Barcelona for £8million after telling the Premiership champions he wanted to quit the club in the summer.
Chelsea allow Gudjohnsen to talk to Barca (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Chelsea have confirmed they have given permission for striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to travel to Spain to discuss a move to Barcelona.
Hamann considering move to Bolton Wanderers (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann says he will decide this week about a possible move to Bolton Wanderers.
Barcelona close to signing Gudjohnsen (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is poised to agree an £8million, three-year deal with European Cup holders Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
Bayern confirm interest in Van Nistelrooy (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rumenigge admits the club is considering a swoop for Manchester United misfit Ruud van Nistelrooy.
English League Championship
Taylor leaves Hull to take charge of Crystal Palace (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Peter Taylor has been unveiled as Crystal Palace's sixth manager in seven years after ending his three-and-a-half-year tenure at Hull. He succeeds Iain Dowie at his former club.
English League Two
Wilson named new manager of Hartlepool (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Hartlepool have announced the appointment of Danny Wilson as their new manager.
England
Beckham hits out at German family insults (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
David Beckham insists the German slurs against his family will not distract him from the World Cup.
Scottish Premier League
Fortune doesn't favour one year Celtic deal (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Quinton Fortune has not ruled out the possibility of playing for Celtic in the future, according to his agent, Francis Martin.
French National Team
France coach refuses to blame referee (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
France coach Raymond Domenech criticised a 'fussy' referee after watching his side fail to break their eight-year World Cup goal drought against Switzerland on Tuesday in a 0-0 draw in Group G.
French Ligue 1
'Ribery wants to join Lyon', says Aulas (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
France's World Cup midfielder Franck Ribery wants to leave Olympique Marseille for Ligue 1 rivals Olympique Lyon, according to Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas.
German National Team
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger: Don't believe the hype (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger rounds on the World Cup's harbingers of doom and looks ahead to Germany's game against Poland.
Italian National Team
Roberto Gotta: 'Moggi told us we will win' (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Roberto Gotta put the scandals of calcio behind him to find some positives in Italy's opening match.
Ghana's Kuffour disconsolate after Italy howler (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Ghana defender Samuel Kuffour begged his country for forgiveness after his mistake allowed Italy to seal victory in the first round of Group E matches.
'Dream come true' for Italy's Iaqunita (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Italy striker Vincenzo Iaquinta celebrated 'the best moment of my career' after scoring against Ghana in his team's World Cup opener.
Italian Serie A
Magistrates close Naples strand of Italy scandal (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Naples prosecutors have closed one chapter of the criminal investigations into Italy's soccer scandal, and officials and referees involved will know soon whether they face trial, a legal source said o
Spain
Aragones dismisses Spain's unbeaten run (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Going into the World Cup with the longest unbeaten record of any of the 32 participants is irrelevant, Spain coach Luis Aragones said on Tuesday.
World Cup 2006
Brazil a bit shaky in 1-0 win over Croatia in opener (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
Heavily favored Brazil got off to a solid start with a 1-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday.
France fails to score in tie with Switzerland (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
The star-studded French were held to a 0-0 tie by Switzerland on Tuesday.
South Korea makes history with win over Togo (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
Togo got its coach back for its opening World Cup match, and even took a halftime lead, then everything fell apart in a 2-1 loss.
Galarcep: Beasley's starting spot in doubt (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
U.S. stars Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley were invisible against the Czech Republic, something that may cost Beasley his starting position, writes Ives Galarcep.
Hopkins: U.S. reverts to Plan B (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
The U.S. team that showed up against the Czechs appeared to be uninspired and unmotivated, in complete contrast to the '02 team, writes Allen Hopkins.
Impressive Croatia not humbled (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Croatia's fans lit flares and celebrated at the end of their 1-0 defeat to Brazil in their opening World Cup match at the Olympiastadion on Tuesday to show just how proud they were of their team.
Goal hero Kaka calls for improvement (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Brazil's matchwinner Kaka admitted the reigning champions were less than convincing in their 1-0 victory over Croatia.
Poland set to drop midfield general Szymkowiak (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Poland coach Pawel Janas is likely to drop playmaker Miroslaw Szymkowiak for Wednesday's crunch Group A clash with Germany in Dortmund.
Doubts over future of Togo coach Pfister (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Togo said on Tuesday they would decide within 24 hours whether to stick with Otto Pfister as coach after a chaotic build-up to the World Cup was followed by a 2-1 defeat in their opening game.
Czechs bouncing in Germany (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
The Czech Republic have justified their position as the world's number two side, explains Norman Hubbard.
Sebastian Contursi: Positive thoughts for Argentina (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
After an opening performance of much promise, Sebastian Contursi senses success for Argentina.
Korea can make last 16, insists Advocaat (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Dick Advocaat believes South Korea have a fighting chance of making the last 16 after storming back to defeat Togo.
Hiddink to risk yellow-carded players against Brazil (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Australia have ruled out the prospect of fielding a weakened team in their next World Cup match against Brazil to protect their players from being suspended for their final Group F game with Croati
Leg injury keeps Borgetti out of Group D qualifiers (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Mexican striker Jared Borgetti will miss the rest of his country's World Cup Group D games, the team's doctor said on Monday.
Knee injury ends World Cup for Serbia's Vidic (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Serbia & Montenegro centre back Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the World Cup after damaging knee liggaments in training on Monday.
Injury boost for Czech giant Koller (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
The question over injured Czech Republic striker Jan Koller's return to his team's World Cup bid on Tuesday became 'when' rather than 'if', relief for the side whose perfect start was soured by worrie
Pfister named as Togo coach for opener (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Otto Pfister was named as Togo coach on the official team sheet for the side's World Cup debut against South Korea on Tuesday after days of confusion over who would be in charge.
Weary but jubilant Aussie fans celebrate win (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Bleary-eyed but jubilant Australians straggled into work on Tuesday after staying up late to watch Australia score their first ever World Cup finals win.
Ronaldo eyeing records warns Parreira (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has insisted Ronaldo's critics will be forced to eat their words.
Focus on Brazil as champions meet Croatia (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Champions Brazil, patiently watching and waiting for the first four days of the World Cup, launch their attempt to win the competition for the sixth time on Tuesday.
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English National Team
Beckham singles out Yorke (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
England captain David Beckham warned on Tuesday that his former Manchester United team mate Dwight Yorke will provide the World Cup threat when they face Trinidad & Tobago.
Confident Hargreaves ignores the naysayers (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Owen Hargreaves is adamant he has full confidence in his own ability despite criticism from sections of the England support and from the media.
English Premier League
Sevilla snub Liverpool's Alves bid (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
UEFA Cup winners Sevilla claim they have turned down a new offer from Liverpool for defender Daniel Alves. 'We are already talking big money but Sevilla don't want to lose the player,' said Sevilla pr
Gudjohnsen seals Barcelona transfer (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has joined Barcelona for £8million after telling the Premiership champions he wanted to quit the club in the summer.
Chelsea allow Gudjohnsen to talk to Barca (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Chelsea have confirmed they have given permission for striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to travel to Spain to discuss a move to Barcelona.
Hamann considering move to Bolton Wanderers (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann says he will decide this week about a possible move to Bolton Wanderers.
Barcelona close to signing Gudjohnsen (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is poised to agree an £8million, three-year deal with European Cup holders Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
Bayern confirm interest in Van Nistelrooy (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rumenigge admits the club is considering a swoop for Manchester United misfit Ruud van Nistelrooy.
English League Championship
Taylor leaves Hull to take charge of Crystal Palace (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Peter Taylor has been unveiled as Crystal Palace's sixth manager in seven years after ending his three-and-a-half-year tenure at Hull. He succeeds Iain Dowie at his former club.
English League Two
Wilson named new manager of Hartlepool (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Hartlepool have announced the appointment of Danny Wilson as their new manager.
England
Beckham hits out at German family insults (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
David Beckham insists the German slurs against his family will not distract him from the World Cup.
Scottish Premier League
Fortune doesn't favour one year Celtic deal (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Quinton Fortune has not ruled out the possibility of playing for Celtic in the future, according to his agent, Francis Martin.
French National Team
France coach refuses to blame referee (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
France coach Raymond Domenech criticised a 'fussy' referee after watching his side fail to break their eight-year World Cup goal drought against Switzerland on Tuesday in a 0-0 draw in Group G.
French Ligue 1
'Ribery wants to join Lyon', says Aulas (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
France's World Cup midfielder Franck Ribery wants to leave Olympique Marseille for Ligue 1 rivals Olympique Lyon, according to Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas.
German National Team
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger: Don't believe the hype (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger rounds on the World Cup's harbingers of doom and looks ahead to Germany's game against Poland.
Italian National Team
Roberto Gotta: 'Moggi told us we will win' (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Roberto Gotta put the scandals of calcio behind him to find some positives in Italy's opening match.
Ghana's Kuffour disconsolate after Italy howler (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Ghana defender Samuel Kuffour begged his country for forgiveness after his mistake allowed Italy to seal victory in the first round of Group E matches.
'Dream come true' for Italy's Iaqunita (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Italy striker Vincenzo Iaquinta celebrated 'the best moment of my career' after scoring against Ghana in his team's World Cup opener.
Italian Serie A
Magistrates close Naples strand of Italy scandal (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Naples prosecutors have closed one chapter of the criminal investigations into Italy's soccer scandal, and officials and referees involved will know soon whether they face trial, a legal source said o
Spain
Aragones dismisses Spain's unbeaten run (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Going into the World Cup with the longest unbeaten record of any of the 32 participants is irrelevant, Spain coach Luis Aragones said on Tuesday.
World Cup 2006
Brazil a bit shaky in 1-0 win over Croatia in opener (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
Heavily favored Brazil got off to a solid start with a 1-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday.
France fails to score in tie with Switzerland (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
The star-studded French were held to a 0-0 tie by Switzerland on Tuesday.
South Korea makes history with win over Togo (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
Togo got its coach back for its opening World Cup match, and even took a halftime lead, then everything fell apart in a 2-1 loss.
Galarcep: Beasley's starting spot in doubt (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
U.S. stars Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley were invisible against the Czech Republic, something that may cost Beasley his starting position, writes Ives Galarcep.
Hopkins: U.S. reverts to Plan B (Jun 13, 2006 16:00 GMT)
The U.S. team that showed up against the Czechs appeared to be uninspired and unmotivated, in complete contrast to the '02 team, writes Allen Hopkins.
Impressive Croatia not humbled (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Croatia's fans lit flares and celebrated at the end of their 1-0 defeat to Brazil in their opening World Cup match at the Olympiastadion on Tuesday to show just how proud they were of their team.
Goal hero Kaka calls for improvement (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Brazil's matchwinner Kaka admitted the reigning champions were less than convincing in their 1-0 victory over Croatia.
Poland set to drop midfield general Szymkowiak (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Poland coach Pawel Janas is likely to drop playmaker Miroslaw Szymkowiak for Wednesday's crunch Group A clash with Germany in Dortmund.
Doubts over future of Togo coach Pfister (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Togo said on Tuesday they would decide within 24 hours whether to stick with Otto Pfister as coach after a chaotic build-up to the World Cup was followed by a 2-1 defeat in their opening game.
Czechs bouncing in Germany (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
The Czech Republic have justified their position as the world's number two side, explains Norman Hubbard.
Sebastian Contursi: Positive thoughts for Argentina (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
After an opening performance of much promise, Sebastian Contursi senses success for Argentina.
Korea can make last 16, insists Advocaat (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Dick Advocaat believes South Korea have a fighting chance of making the last 16 after storming back to defeat Togo.
Hiddink to risk yellow-carded players against Brazil (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Australia have ruled out the prospect of fielding a weakened team in their next World Cup match against Brazil to protect their players from being suspended for their final Group F game with Croati
Leg injury keeps Borgetti out of Group D qualifiers (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Mexican striker Jared Borgetti will miss the rest of his country's World Cup Group D games, the team's doctor said on Monday.
Knee injury ends World Cup for Serbia's Vidic (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Serbia & Montenegro centre back Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the World Cup after damaging knee liggaments in training on Monday.
Injury boost for Czech giant Koller (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
The question over injured Czech Republic striker Jan Koller's return to his team's World Cup bid on Tuesday became 'when' rather than 'if', relief for the side whose perfect start was soured by worrie
Pfister named as Togo coach for opener (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Otto Pfister was named as Togo coach on the official team sheet for the side's World Cup debut against South Korea on Tuesday after days of confusion over who would be in charge.
Weary but jubilant Aussie fans celebrate win (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Bleary-eyed but jubilant Australians straggled into work on Tuesday after staying up late to watch Australia score their first ever World Cup finals win.
Ronaldo eyeing records warns Parreira (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has insisted Ronaldo's critics will be forced to eat their words.
Focus on Brazil as champions meet Croatia (Jun 13, 2006 11:00 GMT)
Champions Brazil, patiently watching and waiting for the first four days of the World Cup, launch their attempt to win the competition for the sixth time on Tuesday.
